Jon Kilik - Getting the project off the ground

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

Tv & Film, Filmlighting, Deakins, Movies, Filmmaking, Production, Film, Cinematography, Film Interviews

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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EPISODE 64 - JON KILIK - Getting the project off the ground

Team Deakins is happy to welcome producer Jon Kilik back again with a specific subject - how to get film projects off the ground. Because films are different, we look at the different ways you can move forward. Jon tells us about the need to be flexible without compromising the vision, how often compromises can be opportunities, and if you can’t bring the film’s operating price down, you might have to wait and do a smaller project first. He also walks us through the process of finding distribution for a film. We talk about how to deal with a project that is financed from many sources and how to structure this. He also touches on the weight a name actor adds to a project, how the process of filmmaking is making the project better everyday and dealing with stress. We’re so glad that Jon came back and delved into this subject with us!

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deacons podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between
0:10.4	Roger and James Deacons often joined in the conversation by a guest.
0:15.4	It's very informal and we never know where it will go.
0:19.5	We're connecting through Zoom so bear that in mind when you hear the audio.
0:24.0	If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing pod,
0:30.0	POD at Roger deacons.com.
0:35.0	This episode is sponsored by Angenu.
0:39.0	Angenu has been in the forefront of motion picture lens design and manufacturing since 1935,
0:46.7	and their lenses have defined the look of many films through the years.
0:51.2	They continue to be at the service of motion pictures and their changing landscape
0:55.9	thanks to innovative solutions for both Primes and Zunes, inspired by close relationships with cinematographers.
1:08.0	Today we have a return guest coming back because we missed a large topic last time,
1:13.0	how to get projects off the ground.
1:15.3	If anyone knows how to do this, it's our guest.
1:18.4	Please welcome again, John Killick.
1:21.2	John, thank you for joining us again.
1:23.0	Thank you, James, and thank you, Roger.
1:26.0	Good, great.
1:27.0	Pleasure to be here.
1:29.0	I was to have you.
1:30.0	You've already told us your life's path in the last episode, so we can get right onto the topic.
1:36.0	We have a lot of questions, but we thought we'd start by asking you to share the path of a few of the different films you've worked on getting them made.
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